Easy Skillet Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Spinach

This Creamy Tuscan Chicken is an easy one-skillet dinner with juicy seared chicken, burst cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach, Italian herbs, and a velvety garlic cream sauce. It's simple enough for weeknights but flavorful enough to feel a little special.

The sauce can be made with coconut milk for a dairy-free option, or with cream or half-and-half if you prefer. Either way, it's creamy, brightened with lemon and Dijon, and finished with crispy prosciutto for incredible flavor.

Serve it with pasta, rice, crusty bread, or a simple salad for a quick chicken dinner that's ready for busy nights and cozy weekend meals.

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What is Tuscan Chicken?

Tuscan Chicken is a creamy skillet chicken recipe made with seared chicken, tomatoes, spinach, garlic, Italian herbs, and a rich, savory sauce. It has flavors similar to popular restaurant-style Tuscan chicken dishes, but it's easy to make at home in one skillet.

While this recipe isn't a traditional Tuscan dish, it is inspired by Italian-style ingredients and creamy Florentine-style sauces made with garlic, Parmesan, cream, and spinach.

This version keeps things simple with thin-cut chicken breasts, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, Italian seasoning, and a creamy sauce made with coconut milk or cream. The crispy prosciutto adds a salty, savory finish that makes the whole skillet especially delicious.

If you love Italian recipes, you may also want to try crispy gnocchi caprese recipe, a warm salad, or these Northern Italian dishes: Skillet Osso Bucco in 30 minutes, or this Skillet Tuscan Gnocchi.

Ingredients You'll Need

Specific ingredient measurements are in the recipe card below, but here are a few notes on what you'll need.

• Chicken: Thin-cut boneless, skinless chicken breasts cook quickly and evenly in the skillet. Chicken tenders can also work well.
• Prosciutto: Crisps quickly in the skillet and adds salty, savory flavor. You can also use pancetta or bacon.
• Italian seasoning: A simple way to add herb flavor to the chicken and sauce.
• Garlic, tomatoes, and spinach: Fresh garlic flavors the sauce, cherry tomatoes soften and burst in the skillet, and baby spinach wilts quickly at the end.
• Creamy sauce: Use coconut milk for a dairy-free option, or cream or half-and-half for a more classic creamy sauce. Dijon mustard and lemon juice add brightness and balance.
• For serving: Parmesan cheese, fresh herbs, and lemon wedges are all delicious finishing touches.

For a lighter, veggie-packed variation with rice, try my One Pan Tuscan Chicken and Rice Skillet with zucchini, tomatoes, herbs, and melty mozzarella.

How to Make Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Here's how to make this oh-so-simple skillet Tuscan chicken. Detailed instructions are on the card below, but here is a brief overview:

1. Season the chicken with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large skillet, then cook the prosciutto until crisp. Remove and set aside.
2. In the same skillet, sear the chicken on both sides until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
3. Add garlic, cherry tomatoes, and additional seasoning to the skillet. Cook until the tomatoes soften and begin to burst.
4. Stir in the coconut milk or cream, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, Parmesan if using, and spinach. Simmer briefly until creamy and the spinach has wilted.
5. Return the chicken to the skillet and top with crispy prosciutto and fresh herbs before serving.

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